It is important that we bring things into perspective, and stop the hysterics, if we are to be taken seriously. It is clear that things were done with haste, and the election for leader of the P.N. has not been organized that well, because of an uncalled for urgency. This has caused some problems that have been milked by some, as to give a false impression that there is a plot headed by Daphne Caruana Galizia in the Dar Centrali. This kind of opportunistic electioneering must be condemned unequivocally, as it is causing damage to the party we love, and has led to a barrage of attacks by our adversaries. I was watching a program of ONE TV when the whole thing unfolded the day before yesterday, which was presented by Karl Stagno Navarra. The whole aim of the program was to ridicule the PN. They phoned one of our councilors, Dr. Joseph Ellis, and didn't allow him to speak, after which we had Stagno Navarra aggressively rebuking and ridiculing him. I do not think that this was fair towards a man who we all consider as an exemplary and honest gentleman. This is unacceptable, and to be honest, we are bringing all this onto us ourselves, which is a pity. There was Dr. Simon Mercieca calling the decision of the Administrative Council, Stalinist, Dr. Robert Musumeci stating that this was the same kind of situation that made him and Stagno Navarra leave the PN to join the PL, while Dr. Miriam Dalli (the PL MEP) and Dr. Daniel Micallef (the president of the PL) were having a field day stating that they were so sorry for the PN activists, who have been betrayed by their own undemocratic party headed by Dr. Simon Busuttil. Dr. Musumeci also suggested that the PL, which he still defines as a movement, should fill in the void left by a crumbling PN. The attack was mainly on Dr. Simon Busuttil, which says a lot about the true motive behind the whole program. The intention was to discredit Dr. Simon Busuttil and Ms. Daphne Caruana Galizia for their own gain.
It is clear that the PL are trying to divert the attention off the true issue that is still plaguing them up to this very day i.e. corruption. They know too well that by making Ms. Caruana Galizia look bad they are able to make her claims look unconvincing, and this could well absolve them from her accusations on Mr. Konrad Mizzi, Mr. Keith Schembri, and the Prime Minister. We have fallen for that trap, with some of us going as far as to question her claims before the general election, those which we had fought for, and which we should still be believing in i.e. honest politics. We are fighting against each other, and in the mean time we are heading towards the imminent risk that the government is left to run the show without an opposition to fight corruption. May I remind the reader of this blog that the same Muscat government is there to continue its rampage on our countries assets, and that it was Ms. Caruana Galizia who unmasked a lot of what had happened. We owe this to her.
In saying this, it would be wrong to state or consider Ms. Caruana Galizia as infallible, or as an oracle of unquestionable truth. And, for this reason I believe that the PN needs to be cautious before accepting anything she says. We need to verify facts before committing ourselves to a position. We need to become self-sufficient by having the right information from which to take our decisions. Yet, it is equally wrong to treat her as an enemy of the PN or the country (this is what the PL want), as she has contributed so much to the fight against institutional corruption. She has made claims against one of the candidates for PN leader, and it is only right that these claims are investigated, and that we give him the right to defend himself against these allegations which are serious. This is what the ethics board, entrusted with conducting this investigation are going to do. For this reason, it would be wrong for anyone to see this as a sort of campaign against the candidate by this faceless clique. This is precisely how things are done seriously, and it was the right decision by the Administrative Council to make. Now, Dr. Adrian Delia will have the opportunity to prove that he is up to the job and innocent. It is up to him to rise up to the occasion and proof that he does not have anything to hide.
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